You may have noticed that something is missing in the courtroom at Queens Club this year – where is the judge gone?
For decades, familiar sights on the edge of the court, men shouting “exit” and “fault” were replaced by electronic calls.
Electronic wire calls use cameras, computers and sensors to track the ball and are used by tennis referees to determine whether the ball is entered or eliminated.
This season, the Men’s Tour – ATP – adopts this technology in all its events, and the WTA (Women’s Tour) also uses it in many events.
The merger of men and women’s events such as Queens offers a simple opportunity for both competitions.
The phone that turned to electronic cables was “optimizing accuracy and consistency across tournaments, courts and surfaces.”
A new women’s event in Queens began Monday, while the men’s championship was held at the same location a week later.
